Neurobiology Software Package for Teaching Through Interactive Laboratory

对神经元和其他电活性细胞的研究是生物学中最重要的领域之一，几乎所有的大学都为本科生开设神经生物学课程。生物学许多领域的教育工作者正在意识到模拟生物实验的软件在教授学生概念和如何像科学家一样思考方面的价值。目前还没有专门为神经生物学教学设计的全面的、通用的模拟程序。这个项目正在开发能够模拟各种实验的教学软件。它被设计为对从本科生到研究生都很有用。与此软件配套的一系列实验室正在编写中，以一种开放的、探索性的方式教授神经生物学概念。该软件还允许教师设计自己的实验室或修改我们的实验室，以适应他们的课程。

The study of neurons and other electrically active cells is one of the most important areas in biology, and almost all universities offer neurobiology courses to their undergraduates. Educators in many areas of biology are realizing the value of software that simulates biological experiments towards teaching students both concepts and how to think like scientists. Currently there is no comprehensive, general-purpose simulation program designed specifically for teaching neurobiology. This project is developing teaching software that can simulate a wide range of experiments. It is designed to be useful for beginning undergraduate students up through graduate students. A set of laboratories is being written to go along with this software that teaches neurobiology concepts in an open-ended, exploratory way. The software also allows instructors to design their own laboratories or to modify our labs to suit their classes.